LATINNO

Innovations for Democracy in Latin America

In recent years thousands of institutional designs have been created aiming to not only include more
citizens in the political process, but also to make governments more responsive and institutions more
accountable, in addition to strengthening the rule of law, and promoting
social equality. LATINNO unveils such innovations and investigates whether and how these new forms of
citizen participation might improve the quality of democracy.

News

Currently @ LATINNO Even though it is unclear what 2019 will bring to Latin America in the current convoluted political landscape, the resilience of organized citizenry offers a glimpse of hope to the future of democracy in the region. This month, we have addressed some of these concerns and prospects at King's College London. Opening the University's Brazil Week, LATINNO's project coordinator, Thamy Pogrebinschi talked about how challenges to democracy in Brazil derive from a misalignment ...

Happy Holidays from the LATINNO team! Despite current challenges to democracy, 2018 has been a thriving year for citizen participation in Latin America. As we kept track of how democratic innovations evolved across the region, we updated our database and published some of our findings. We also presented our research at several places, for example, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Latin American Studies Association Congress, the American Political Science Association Conference, the Research Group In Government, Administration And ...

Currently @ LATINNO The receding political landscape in Latin America and its still unclear consequences for democracy in the continent couldn’t keep citizen-driven innovations from multiplying opportunities to participate, impact, and monitor politics. The recent Brazilian election has borne witness to the mobilizing capacity of civil society and its readiness to take a role in the political process. Despite the uncertain scenario for the future of democracy and democratic innovations, this month brings new and promising ...